289 IMAGING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07049548 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-15➕BERRY, Paul Matthew appointeddirector
- 2025-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-19📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-08-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2011-10-04➖BOTTOM OF THE HARBOUR LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 289 IMAGING LIMITED
- 2009-10-20➕MAZENDAME, Abigail appointeddirector
- 2009-10-20➕BOTTOM OF THE HARBOUR LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Abigail Mazendame Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
28 West Street
Dunstable
LU6 1TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BERRY, Paul Matthew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAZENDAME, Abigail→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOTTOM OF THE HARBOUR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-20 · resigned 2011-10-04
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-19
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-08-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22